Pro Football Talk clarified the deal extended Newton’s current deal by five years, though the contract is six years in its entirety and comes out to $118.47 million when the $14.67 he was set to make in 2015 is added to the deal.

At his press conference announcing the new deal, Newton said, “I didn’t want to be a distraction. I didn’t want it to be about me. I pay good money to (my agents) to do this. My main focus is trying to bring the Lombardi trophy to the Carolinas,” per Steve Reed of the Associated Press.

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